As a kid, I wanted to own a huge mansion with so many rooms you could get lost in it. A mansion with its own basketball court, tennis court, and hell – golf hole. The bigger the better! This was THE goal. But the irony is that I grew up in very nice houses. Not… Continue reading Your house will never be big enough
Financial Independence
How to keep your money, investments, and cryptocurrency secure; preventing hacking, phishing and other nefarious scams
My wife is deep into the true crime world of podcasts, documentaries, and tv shows. As such, I am used to hearing/watching shows about various murders, rapes, hate crimes, and other generally horrible/disgusting crimes. The other day, we were watching the show, True Life Crime on MTV, when an episode called “The $5 Million Dollar… Continue reading How to keep your money, investments, and cryptocurrency secure; preventing hacking, phishing and other nefarious scams
Building Your Ultimate Personal Finance Engine
Ever since I read Good to Great by Jim Collins, I’ve been fascinated and even a bit obsessed with The Flywheel Effect. In short, it is the perfect explainer for how you can achieve exponential growth personally, professionally, and in business. Each turn of the flywheel builds upon work done earlier, compounding your investment of… Continue reading Building Your Ultimate Personal Finance Engine
Sleep is an underrated factor in your Financial Independence journey
You need between 7-9 hours of sleep to function properly Americans and their poor sleep Sleep is such an underrated commodity. Yet, according to the CDC, 35% of American adults sleep less than 7 hours a day. 1/3 of the population is NOT sleeping enough! And I know that there has been a pretty good… Continue reading Sleep is an underrated factor in your Financial Independence journey
Rebalancing your Portfolio with an Asset Allocation Spreadsheet
NOTE: This is not investing advice, nor should be taken as such. The Asset Allocation Spreadsheet is simply a tool for DIY rebalancing! After becoming Accidentally Retired, I was fed up with my Financial Advisor and decided to fire him. I was now a DIY investor! But there is one thing that every DIY Investor… Continue reading Rebalancing your Portfolio with an Asset Allocation Spreadsheet